This Rocky Road Mocha (Rocky Road Hot Chocolate) has all the delicious indulgence of rocky road candy in a hot, luscious, chocolatey drink. It's the perfect warm holiday drink.EASY - This is a fancy hot chocolate / mocha beverage, but still very easy to make. It does take a bit more effort than a regular mocha / hot chocolate because of the extra flavor components. US based cup, teaspoon, tablespoon measurements. Common Measurement Conversions.
You can alternatively make this chocolate fudge sauce that is more decadent, or make the easier version described below instead.
Place the semisweet chocolate chips, salt and water in a heat-proof bowl.
½ cup of semisweet chocolate chips, ⅓ cup of water, Pinch of salt
Microwave in 20 seconds bursts until the chocolate melts completely and you have a nice smooth chocolate sauce. Set aside.
Peanut butter marshmallow to top
Place the marshmallow fluff and smooth peanut butter in a bowl.
½ cup marshmallow fluff, 2 tbsp peanut butter
Fold gently to ripple the PB through the fluff. Don’t over-mix. Set aside.
Rocky road hot mocha
If you’re serving the drink in a glass, you can optionally drizzle some chocolate sauce along the inside wall of 2 glasses.
Mix the chocolate sauce (or hot chocolate mix) with the hot coffee/hot milk and stir to mix. Add the shots of Kahlua (or rum or bourbon for hot chocolate).
¾ cup strong coffee, ⅓ cup chocolate sauce, 2 shots Kahlua
Divide the mix between two glasses/cups/mugs.
Pour toasted marshmallow creamer to taste.
Toasted marshmallow creamer
Top with peanut butter marshmallow fluff and raspberry jam/jelly, and a toasted marshmallow.